Principal Engineer, Autonomy Evaluation
virtual vocationsDenver (CO)
Principal Engineer, Autonomy Evaluation
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virtual vocationsDenver (CO)
SENIORITY
Manager
About the role
Owning the evaluation of autonomous driving systems, the full-time remote Principal Engineer, Autonomy Evaluation will set technical direction, invent new evaluation methods, and mentor engineers while ensuring scientific rigor in assessments of driving behavior and subsystem performance.
Key responsibilities:
Set the multi-year technical direction for evaluating autonomous driving behavior and subsystems
Invent and implement new methods for assessing driving quality and identifying failure modes
Turn evaluation results into actionable recommendations for engineering and leadership teams
Required qualifications:
10+ years of experience in autonomous systems, robotics, ML evaluation, or applied data science
Proven track record of creating and implementing new evaluation methods adopted beyond the team
Deep experience in designing statistically sound evaluations of dynamic systems
Strong production skills in Python and SQL, including testing and code review
Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, Machine Learning, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field
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